Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-29
A MAGNIFICENT IMPROVEMENT.

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| Last fall and winter the wonderful rush o
business and capitalists to Wichita, the bust
ness center of Kansas, took US by storm, ant
it was source Of regret that so many per
sons of wealth and large business qualifica
lions were compelled to turn away becaus
it was impossible to procure suitable dwell
lings for themselves and families.
Our best citizens, always wide awake t.
the interests of our beloved city, saw and re
GREETED this state Of things, and determined
that if it were possible to prevent it, such al
event should not occur again. Consulta' ION
| were held with s. T. Jones, one of our lead
| ing architects and builders, and after exam
lining many excellent locations for dwell
lings it was determined to erect number o.
first-class residences on Schweiter's Second
Motor Line addition.
The selection of this locality was based OF
the following, among other considerations
1t is within ten or twelve minutes of the
business center of the city. The ground il
SO high that it is drained perfectly, insurine
good dry cellars The land is a rich loan
and is laid out in magnificent avenues
Broadway is one hundred feet wide. Lincoln
street extending from the Arkansas river tc
Hillside College on College Hill, is eighty fee,
wide, and will be one of the best and most
magnificent drives in the city, intersectine
Hydraulic avenue running north and south
and Broadway running northwest and south
east.
At the intersection of these beautiful
thoroughfares, about twenty-five irst-class
residences have been erected, not on a sand
bank, nor in a marsh, but on gentle undu
lation, on rich soil that will soon be cover
ed with shrubbery and foliage, within a
quarter of mile of Lincoln Park, ard about
as much farther from Eicholtz Park.
Each residence is in the center of four lots
giving front of one hundred feet and a
depth of one hundred and forty feet, running
back TO an alley, with stable, barn, and coal
and outhouses complete. The dwellings,
have good dry cellars, also bath rooms and
cisterns. Each kitchen has its pantry or
buttery, and every bed room a large deep
closet. The rooms are large and well fin
ished. The exterior design is characterized
for variety as well as taste and beauty. The
lots are neatly fenced and have sidewalks
both front and rear. 1t is intended to make
this the garden spot and center of attraction,
in this beautiful city. AS rapidly as these
hoouses are disposed of and occupied, others
will be erected. The design of the authors
of this magnificent Improvement is not frus-
trated by attaching fancy values to these de-
sirable homes. They ale furnished at prices
that defy competition. No one can build for
himself in any quarter of the city as cheaply
as he can buy in this beautiful locality. This
is what characterizes the men of Wichita.
They labor for the advancement Of the inter-
ests of the city. If they require wealth it is
in fostering great enterprises for the general
good, Hon. S. T. Jones can furnish we'll
built houses at such low prices we cannot nm
1erstand, but every friend of Wichita will
wish him success, and if his enterprise does
not enrich him, it will certainly ensure him
the gratitude Of the occupants of happy
homes Everyone should take trip on the
Meter line to see the wonderful transforms
lions taking place in southeast Wichita.